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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| unassuming | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| humble | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpretentious | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| meek | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| lowly | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| discreet | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| mild | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| low | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| coy | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| retiring | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| small | / | Verb, Adjective |
| decent | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| moderate | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| restrained | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| plain | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| immodest | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective |
| sizeable | /xx | Adjective |
| sizable | /xx | Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| respectable | x/xx | Adjective |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| hefty | /x | Adjective |
| minuscule | /xx | Adjective |
| miniscule | /xx | Adjective |
| reasonable | /xxx | Adjective |
| extravagant | x/xx | Adjective |
| outsized | /x | Adjective |
| lofty | /x | Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| tiny | /x | Adjective |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| generous | /xx | Adjective |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| skimpy | /x | Adjective |
| remarkably | x/xx | Adverb |
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective |
| prodigious | x/x | Adjective |
| middling | /xx | Noun |
| tasteful | /x | Adjective |
| grandiose | xx/ | Adjective |
| unexceptional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| lavish | /x | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective |
| steady | /x | Adjective |
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| spartan | /x | Name |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| nominal | /xx | Adjective |
| puny | /x | Adjective |
| ostentatious | xx/x | Adjective |
| unremarkable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incremental | xx/x | Adjective |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| inconspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| laudable | /xx | Adjective |
| miserly | /xx | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| surprisingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective |
| enviable | /xxx | Adjective |
| uncharacteristic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| splendid | /x | Adjective |
| sparse | / | Adjective |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective |
| bountiful | /xx | Noun |
| gargantuan | x/xx | Adjective |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| decorous | /xx | Adjective |
| inexpensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective |
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| magnanimous | x/xx | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective |
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| exorbitant | x/xx | Adjective |
| broad | / | Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective |
| notable | /xx | Adjective |
| astonishingly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| unobtrusive | xx/x | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| quaint | / | Adjective |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| startlingly | /xx | Adverb |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| typical | /xx | Adjective |
| showy | /x | Adjective |
| shockingly | /xx | Adverb |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| smattering | /xx | Noun |
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| goodly | /x | Adjective |
| favorable | /xxx | Adjective |
| comparably | /xxx | Adverb |
| uncommonly | x/xx | Adjective |
| very | /x | Adverb |
| short | / | Adjective |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| characteristically | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| quiet | /x | Adjective |
| understated | /xxx | Verb |
| undistinguished | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsophisticated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| methinks | // | Verb |
| disclaimer | x/x | Noun |
| stipend | /x | Noun |
| beginnings | x/x | Noun |
| bungalow | /xx | Noun |
| demeanour | x/x | Noun |
| kindly | /x | Adverb |
| fee | / | Noun |
| apparel | x/x | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| dwelling | /x | Noun |
| lodgings | /x | Noun |
| pension | /x | Noun |
| salary | /xx | Noun |
| apartment | x/x | Noun |
| proposal | x/x | Noun |
| affluence | /xx | Noun |
| livelihood | /xx | Noun |
| cottage | /x | Noun |
| sum | / | Noun |
| gains | / | Noun |
| reductions | x/x | Noun |
| declines | x/ | Noun |
| villa | /x | Noun |
| elevations | xx/x | Noun |
| decreases | x/x | Noun |
| farmhouse | /x | Noun |
| maiden | /x | Noun |
| increases | x/x | Noun |
| outlay | /x | Noun |
| flat | / | Noun |
| incomes | /x | Noun |
| scale | / | Noun |
| improvements | x/x | Noun |
| hotel | x/ | Noun |
| accommodations | xxx/x | Noun |
| successes | x/x | Noun |
| abduction | x/x | Noun |
| abductor | x/x | Noun |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| addison | /xx | Name |
| affluent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aggressor | x/x | Noun |
| agnosia | x/xx | Noun |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ai | / | Name |
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| centrist | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chaste | / | Adjective |
| cocky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| commensurate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| confidence | /xx | Noun |
| conservative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convenient | x/x | Adjective |
| daddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| detached | x/ | Adjective |
| deviant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| ego | /x | Noun |
| faint | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| finite | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gentle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| holy | /x | Name, Adjective |
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lenient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lightweight | // | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| machiavelli | xxx/x | Name |
| measured | /x | Adjective |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| mere | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| modesty | /xx | Noun |
| modicum | /xx | Noun |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| noticeable | /xxx | Adjective |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prim | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| proportionate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| pure | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| reduced | x/ | Adjective |
| regenerator | x/xxx | Noun |
| restricted | x/x | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| skinny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slack | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| slackened | /x | Verb |
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slow | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| snob | / | Noun |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| stuck up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| tentative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| tepid | /x | Adjective |
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| truth | / | Noun, Verb |
| unprecedented | x/xxx | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| yon | / | Noun, Adverb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
